Overview

• Polling expert Peter Wehner warns that Americans now see Trump’s ineptitude as an “unforgivable sin” they can no longer overlook
• An AP/NORC survey finds only one-quarter of U.S. adults say Trump’s policies have benefited them while about half report they have caused more harm
• Gallup data show Trump’s approval at 37 percent, the lowest of his second term, with independent support sinking to 29 percent
• Policy missteps on tariffs, immigration enforcement and federal program cuts have intensified economic concerns and fueled perceptions of mismanagement
• Democratic strategists are urged to spotlight the real-life effects of governance failures—from disrupted vaccine programs to trade setbacks—to erode his remaining support